Save money in Thai

“Save money” in Thai is เก็บเงินgèp-ngoen.

เก็บเงิน gèp-ngoen

to save money; to collect payment verb

gèp low
ngoen mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: เก็บgèp to keep เงินngoen money

How to use it

เก็บเงินgèp-ngoen, "keep money", is to save up, but a waiter who comes to เก็บเงินgèp-ngoen is collecting your payment. Savings are เงินเก็บngoen gèp, "kept money", and banks use the formal ออมเงินawm ngoen.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

kep ngoen
gep ngern
keb ngern
kep ngern

More shopping and money in Thai

All shopping and money

เงินสด ngoen-sòt Cash
บาท bàat Baht
baht (Thai currency)
เหรียญ rǐan Coin
แบงก์ báeng Banknote
บัตร bàt Card
สแกน sà-gaen Scan
to scan (a QR code to pay)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones